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Updated May 07, 2018 17:56:14 Photo: An expert panel has not found evidence of a link between exposure to PFAS chemicals and disease. (Four Corners) There is limited or no evidence to link exposure to PFAS chemicals with human disease, but health effects cannot be ruled out, an independent panel …

Updated May 04, 2018 15:04:17 Photo: Last year there were 67 documented cases of legionnaires’ disease in Victoria. (Supplied: Flinders University) Three men are in hospital after contracting legionnaire’s disease after visiting the same areas of Melbourne’s north-west. Health authorities said the men, two of whom are in intensive care, …

Updated May 02, 2018 12:45:48 Police are investigating possible links between a deceptive online advertisement aimed at children in Adelaide and another recent one in Perth, in which the name ‘Nickelodeon’ was used in an attempt to lure them in. Key points: Ads for children’s events linked to cartoon networks …

Updated May 02, 2018 09:36:00 Fourteen people have been arrested during a series of raids across Melbourne as part of a police investigation into blackmail, extortion and assaults linked to the Comancheros bikie gang. Police in Melbourne executed warrants at 18 properties targeting the outlaw motorcycle gang (OMCG) early this …

A masked man with a shotgun has robbed a jewellery store in Adelaide’s northwest, smashing display cases with a hammer and stuffing valuables into a sack. The brazen smash-and-grab occurred hours after an armed man broke into a woman’s home and police are investigating whether the incidents are linked. The …

Posted April 20, 2018 08:19:28 Photo: Photographs comparing the engine damage on two separate Southwest Airlines flights. (Twitter: Stephanie, Marty Martinez via AP) Southwest Airlines opposed a recommendation to inspect its fan blades after a 2016 accident in which one snapped off mid-flight, just like during the engine failure this …

Updated April 19, 2018 11:44:50 The effect of light exposure on mental and physical health has been highlighted by new Australian research that suggests antidepressants could be less effective for night owls than for early risers. A study published in the medical journal Chronobiology International investigated responses to antidepressant medication …

Posted April 17, 2018 23:23:10 Photo: Luxury superyacht Equanimity is moored off Bali’s Benoa Bay. (AP: Yoan Ari) Related Story:
Fight to free impounded $330m superyacht linked to Malaysian corruption scandal A court in Jakarta has ruled that a $US330 million superyacht and its crew, which includes three Australians, should …